If the $2000 payment was for state taxes, then it is deductible as part of Schedule A itemized deductions. If the $2000 payment was for your Federal return, then it is not a tax deduction for 2019.
Use these steps to enter the tax payment if it was for a state balance due:
- On the top row of the TurboTax online screen, click on Search (or for CD/downloaded TurboTax locate the search box in the upper right corner)
- This opens a box where you can type in “state balance due paid” (be sure to enter exactly as shown here) and click the magnifying glass (or for CD/downloaded TurboTax, click Find)
- The search results will give you an option to “Jump to state balance due paid”
- Click on the blue “Jump to state balance due paid” link
- Scroll to the bottom of the screen until you see Other Income Taxes Paid in 2019
- Click Start or Update beside Balance due on your 2018 state taxes paid in 2019
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